2 Samuel 4
1 Da Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, hørte, at Abner var død i Hebron, tabte han Modet, og hele Israel grebes af Skræk.
Now, when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his hands became feeble, —and, all Israel, were dismayed.
2 Nu havde Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, to Mænd, der var Førere for Strejfskarer, den ene hed Ba'ana, den anden Rekab, Sønner af Benjaminiten Rimmon fra Be'erot; thi også Be'erot regnes til Benjamin;
And two men, captains of bands, pertained to Ish-bosheth son of Saul—the name of the one, was Baanah, and, the name of the other, Rechab—sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin, —for, even Beeroth, used to be reckoned unto Benjamin;
3 dog var Be'erotiterne flygtet til Gittajim, hvor de bor som fremmede den Dag i Dag.
and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, —and have been sojourners there, until this day.
4 Sauls Søn Jonatan havde en Søn, der var lam i Fødderne; han var fem År gammel, da Efterretningen om Saul og Jonatan kom fra Jizre'el, og hans Fostermoder tog ham og flygtede; men under hendes skyndsomme Flugt faldt han fra hende og blev lam; hans Navn var Mefibosjet.
And, Jonathan, son of Saul, had a son, lame of his feet, —five years old, was he, when tidings came in of Saul and Jonathan from Jezreel, so his nurse took him up, and fled, and it came to pass, when she started up to flee, that he fell and was lamed, and, his name, was, Mephibosheth.
5 Be'erotiten Rimmons Sønner Rekab og Ba'ana gav sig på Vej og kom ved Middagstide til Isjbosjets Hus, medens han sov til Middag;
So then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, took their journey and came in, about the heat of the day, unto the house of Ish-bosheth, —when, he, was lying on his noonday couch;
6 og da Dørvogtersken, som var ved at rense Hvede, var faldet i Søvn, slap Rekab og hans Broder Ba'ana forbi
and, thither, entered they as fro as the middle of the house, to fetch wheat, and they smote him in the belly, —and, Rechab and Baanah his brother, escaped.
7 og trængte ind i Huset, hvor Isjbosjet lå på sit Leje i Soveværelset; og de slog ham ihjel og huggede Hovedet af ham; derpå tog de Hovedet og vandrede i Løbet at Natten gennem Arabalavningen
Thus they entered the house when, he, was lying on his bed, in his sleeping-chamber, and smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, —and took his head, and journeyed by way of the waste plain all the night;
8 og bragte Isjbosjets Hoved til David i Hebron, idet de sagde til Kongen: "Her er Hovedet af Isjbosjet, din Fjende Sauls Søn, han, som stod dig efter Livet; i Dag har HERREN givet min Herre Kongen Hævn over Saul og hans Afkom!"
and brought in the head of Ish-bosheth unto David, at Hebron, and said unto the king, Lo! the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, thine enemy, who sought thy life: so hath Yahweh given to my lord the king, avengement this day, on Saul and on his seed.
9 Da svarede David Be'erotiten Rimmons Sønner Rekab og hans Broder Ba'ana: "Så sandt HERREN lever, som har udfriet mig af al Trængsel:
Then David responded to Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, —By the life of Yahweh, who hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
10 Den, som bragte mig Efterretning om Sauls Død, i den Tro at han bragte et Glædesbud, ham greb jeg og lod dræbe i Ziklag for at give ham Løn for hans Glædesbud;
when he that brought tidings to me, saying, Lo! Saul is dead, though, he, was as one that bringeth good tidings, in his own eyes, yet I seized him, and slew him in Ziklag, —which was how I gave him reward for his tidings:
11 hvor meget mere skulde jeg da ikke nu, når gudløse Mænd har myrdet en retfærdig Mand på hans Leje i hans eget Hus, kræve hans Blod af eder og udrydde eder af Jorden!"
how much more, when, lawless men, have slain a righteous person, in his own house, upon his bed? …Now, therefore, must I not require his blood at your hands, and so consume you, out of the earth?
12 Derpå bød David sine Folk dræbe dem, og de huggede Hænder og Fødder af dem og hængte dem op ved Dammen i Hebron; men Isjbosjets Hoved tog de og jordede i Abners Grav i Hebron.
David therefore commanded the young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands, and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool, in Hebron, —but, the head of Ish-bosheth, took they, and buried in the grave of Abner, in Hebron.
